Necktie.



'0. W. T. DAVIES.

NEGKTIE.

APPLICATION FILED MA! 9, 1907.

Patented July 19, 1910.

Y E N M U A the boron h of Manhattan, city,

H RL s W1 1*. DAVIES, or new ma, n. a.

' NECKTIE.

To all whomxit may concern: I

Be it known that I, CHARLES W. T. DAVIES, a citizen of the United States, residing in county, and State of ewYork, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Neckties, vof which the'following is a s eoificatioli. v This invention re ates to articles of neckwear and particular] to neckties or cravats oi the'type in whic to the tying ends to en collai'rbutton or 1 with t adjacent toth age with the front e' collar at points e front collar-button, to secure the neckband in positionabout the base of the collar. The present invention is an ignprovement u on'the necktie of this in In prior Patent to avoid the direct pull uppn the single thin fabric of the necktie which results when thetabs or connections are-formed integral with its inner to avoid the necessity of the neckband which are required when the connections are secured to a cord or stri inclosed between "the plies of the neckbantl and also 'to simplify the manufacture 0 neckties of the character ntioned by saving time and labor while ns uring a much greater security for the connections and a 1 much more attractive appearance.

.The invention also contemplates the provision of an attachment ,to neckties by a single operation which will provide the connections whereby the necktie is secured in place and also afi'ord a label bearing the name of the manufacturer and other appropriate matter.

My present invention contemplatesan improvement in the manufacture of that class of neckties having tabs secured to them in such av position as to be adapted for engaging a front collar button an consists in the provision of a supplementary band which I,

term a tab-band which is-provided at its ends with portions provide with buttonholes for securing the ends of'the band in position, these free portions being continuousv and integral with the tab no way integral it'self'this latter which ,it is the tion toj-a'void.

In the drawings Figure 1 is an elevational view'ofthe complete tie embodying the invention; the dottedlines showing the inner band but in with any portion of, the tie construction having defects special object of this invenspecification of Letters Patent. Application filed May 9, 1907 Serial No. 372,816.

connections a e pro-1 view on the line VV of vided upo'n'the neckbandv portion adjacent" view on the line I 1 for slits in the atn button, and the Patented July 19, rain.-

View of the modified form of tab; Fig. 8 is a view showing.tl1e mode of securing the stitches of the band, which however are insupplementary band simultaneously. with the stitching of the inner and outer pieces of the necktie pro er; Fig. 9 is a sectional 1X of Fig. 8,; Fig. 1 0 lsa fra mentary view showin one end'of the supp ementary band secure as shown in Fig. 8'; Fig. 11 is a sectional viewfon-the line Xl-Xlof Fig. 10.

Referring to. the drawings by the-reference characters, which designate correspond-- ingparts in the several views 1 designates the neckband portion and; 2 the tying ends of the necktie. I

In Figs. 1 and 2, 3 designates a supple. mentary band which is secured t9 the neckband ortion of the tie along one face thei eof an has freel projecting end portions 4 provided with utton-hol'esfi'for engagement with the front collar-button. plementary band shown in these fi ures is stitched along its edges between 't e two plies of the neckband portion of the tie,- no. stitdhing whatever showing on the-exposedband throughout its length. The two tying ends ofthe necktie are of different lengths, as usual, the supplementary band'beingso applied to the tie that its middle point corresponds to the osition' of therear collar button-holes in the freel projecting ends or tabs are ada gage the front collar-button. mentary band as shown in these substantially the same width band ortion of the tie and it a labeil as well" as to receive which the tabs are subjected in holding the necktie in place about the-collar. The tabs are preferably narrower than the intermediate pbrtion of the su plementary hand. These tabs formed by t e free projecting ends of the'supplementary band may be conlfed to e1ne supp e figures is of as the neckmay serve as -vemently constructed as indicated in Figs. 3,

the strain to The supgr. v tea see thicknesses of the doubled fabric and each tab presents the appearance shown in F i.

The interior construction of each tab is shown in Fig. 5.

Instead of doubling each end of the supplementary band upon itself, as shown in Fig. 3, the tabs may be made as indicated in Figs. 6 and 7 'Short cuts are made in the material of the neckband adjacent to.

each end and preferably at right angles to the edges of the band, so as to permit the folding of the lateral portions beyond the cuts upon themselves to present a three-ply tab, as indicated in section in Fig. 7. The button-hole, of course, is formed through the thicknesses of the fabric and the edge of one of the folded-over portions is secured by stitching or other suitable means.

The construction above described, permits the application of the supplementary band to the necktie during the process of manufacture of the necktie. As shown in Fig.8, the supplementary band is simply laid between the two thicknesses of material which form the inner and outer plies of the necktie, and the edges of the two plies of the necktie proper and of the supplementary band are united simultaneously by machine stitching, the necktie being afterward turned in the usual manner. To facilitate the turning operation, the tabs at the ends of the supplementary neckband may be stitched to the strip of material which is to form the inner ly 0f the necktie proper. After the turning of the tie has been effected, the tabs at the ends of the supplementary band may be freed of any unnecessary threads used to secure them in place during the turning operation, and the tie is then ready for use.

In the form of necktics above described it will be observed that the tabs or connections by which the necktie is secured in place about the collar are continuous of and intogral with the supplementary band and a more nnished appearance is given to the After the turning,- the button-hole 5 is made through bot-h.

completed-necktie when they are so madeconsideration of paramount commercia importance.

The supplementary band is made up in-d pendentlv of the necktie and. in standad lengths corresponding to the different er of collars in general use. This obviates necessity of measurements upon the roper to locate the tabs at proper pain or engagement withthe front collar-but All that is necessary is to apply the supp mentary band with its middle point what is known in the trade as the center of the neckband; that is, the point on tne neckband which will overlie the rear collar button when the necktie is in use. The supplementary band having been centered in this way, it is simply secured in. place, and after turning the tie is ready for service.

Havingthus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A necktie comprising a doubleply neckband and tying ends, and having seamless supplementary band whose lateredges are sewn between the plies of the 4 its surface exposed along the inner face the neckband and its ends provided with means for securing itat the front of the coihlar.

2. A necktie comprising a doubleneckband and tying ends, and having seamless supplementary band whose-hate edges are sewn between the plies of the its surface exposed along the inner fat the neckband and its ends provided button-holed tabs to engage the front coll-an button.

3. A necktie comprising a doubleneckband and tying end and having a supplementary band whose lateral edges are secured for the greater portion of their length, 5 my concealed stitching, between the plies of the neekband and its free tab-ends provi with means for securing them to the collar button. a

In testimony whereof, I have signed my 1% name mthe presence of two witnesses. 

